AWO Issues Statement on Jones Act Waiver Extension, November 13

The American Waterways Operators, the national trade association of the American tugboat, towboat and barge industry, today released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s announcement of its decision to extend the Jones Act waiver currently in effect for an additional 90 days, beginning November 15:

 

"The Jones Act is foundational to American maritime strength and independence.  AWO emphasizes the importance of ending the Jones Act waiver so that we can move forward to strengthen America's domestic maritime industrial base and the workforce that sustains it. We appreciate the Maritime Administration's ongoing scrutiny of waiver requests to ensure that available U.S. vessels are not displaced by foreign vessels and urge that case-by-case waiver requests continue to be evaluated strictly against the national defense standard required by law." – Jennifer Carpenter, President & CEO, The American Waterways Operators